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Gov’t Mule Galactic CMCU Amphitheater Charlotte August 5, 2017
is, and then it seemed like some wondrous cross between jazz and Mother’s Finest. Erica is an amazing vocalist. (check out her latest album, Homegrown), who takes command of the stage, immediately winning over the crowd. The whole set was fantastic. I am al- ways thrilled to get turned onto music I wasn’t aware of before. After a short break to change over the
I could almost hear the ghost of Allen
Woody. So many nights I recall him standing onstage saying, “It’s a beautiful night for a rock and roll show.” On August 5th, it was true. Beautiful skies were abundant and the summer sun was beating down on the CMCI Amphitheater as the opening band took the stage at 7 pm. Our seats were directly in the path of the sun, but that was fine. The mother star would soon be setting anyway. I had heard the name Galactic for
years, but had never once seen them. What a sweet surprise when this jazzy New Orleans band took to the stage playing grooves that had everyone dancing. I took note of the large number of boomers wearing Grateful Dead t- shirts, dancing the night away. If you let your mind run free, it was easy to transport your- self back to the 1960’s. It was a great feeling. Galactic reminded me of Spyro Gyra, until their female guest vocalist Erica Falls joined
stage, Gov’t Mule took to the stage as the sun began to go down. Without a word, Warren Haynes and company launched into the All- man Brothers Band’s “Come and Go Blues.” No one had to say a word. It was obviously a tribute to Gregg Allman. If there was any doubt, that was removed when the Mule went into the next song, “Dreams.” The extended jam was beautiful. Hearts were smiling as they followed with a third Allman Brothers song – albeit a song that was originally a Mule song. What a way to kick off a great show.
The first set kept it rocking with “Time
to Confess,” “Birth of the Mule,” (complete with a “Power of Love” tease) and the title track from their brand-new album, “Revolu- tion Come, Revolution Go,” ending the set with another from the new album,” Stone Cold Rage.” Good stuff. Set two started out with the familiar
strains of Warren singing acapella to open “John the Revelator,” before moving head- long into the ZZ Top classic “Just Got Paid.” The place was rocking. “Monkey Hill” brought familiar smiles all around, as the au- dience sang along. Warren pulled off a typical Haynes move adding “She’s So Heavy” to the end of the song. “Kind of Bird” came next. What a treat it was, with the band teasing “In Memory of
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